Harness-support



(No Model.)

N. B. JOHNSON.

HARNESS SUPPORT.

Patented Sept. 15,1891.

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NAPOLEON B. JOHNSON, OF FRAMINGHAM, MASSACHUSETTS.

HARNESS-SUPPORT.

SPECIFIGATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 459,583, datedSeptember 15, 1891.

Application filed February 3, 1891. Serial No. 379,978. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, NAPOLEON B. JOHNSON, of Framingham, in the county ofMiddlesex and State of Massachusetts, have invented the improvedharness-support which I will now proceed to describe and claim.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification,Figure 1 represents a perspective view of my improved harnesssupport.Fig. 2 represents a side elevation of a portion of the same, only onearm being shown and that one being shown folded up, portions of thecentral rod and encircling rings or collars thereon being broken awayand shown in section.

The same letters indicate the same partsin both the figures.

In the drawings, a represents the main or central rod of my improvedharness-support. Said rod is preferably provided at its upper end with aswivel I), attached to a ring 0, by which the support is adapted to behung on a hook or other suitable support. The lower end of the rod to isprovided with a collar or ring cl, which is affixed to said rod in anysuitable manner. The ring or collar (Z is provided with outstanding ears6 e e, of which I have shown four pairs in Fig. 1. It is obvious,however, that any other number of pairs of said ears that may be foundconvenient may be employed.

Between each pair of ears 6 e is inserted an ear f, formed on the end ofan arm g, and said ears f and e e are connected by a pin h in such amanner as to permit the arm 9 to swing upon said pin as a pivot. Thearms 9 g are preferably turned up at their outer ends to form hooksadapted to retain the different or stay is. The said braces 7; it havetheir upper ends widened and shouldered, as at k, for a purposehereinafter described.

The rod CL is provided at a suitable height above the ring or collar dwith another ring or collar m, which is firmly affixed to said rod inany suitable way. From this collar m project pairs of ears a, therebeing the same number of pairs of ears n on the collar m as there arepairs of ears 6 on the collar d,-the collars d and on being so arrangedthat each pair of ears n will be over a pair of ears 6.

Journaled in each pair of ears n n is a roller 13, there beingsufficient space between the inner side of the roller 19 and the outerside of the collar m to admit of the introduc-' tion of the bracetherebetween. The brace it passes between the ears m m and inside of theroller p journaled therein,- and is of such length that when the arm g,to which said brace is attached, is in the position shown in Fig. l, orsubstantially horizontal, the shoulders of the head of said brace willrest on the upper side of the ears n n, and the brace k will thus beenabled to support the arm g in the aforesaid position. In this positionit will be seen that the device is adapted to support the differentparts'of a harness, and when the same is hung on the arms g g 9 it isobvious that the support may be revolved, the swivel 1') being providedfor that purpose, while theuser is polishing or working on differentparts of the harness, each portion of the latter being easily broughtinto a convenient position to be operated upon.

When any arm of the support is notin use, it may be folded up, as shownin Fig. 2, the brace 7t sliding upwardly, as shown. The lower part ofthe brace 70 is preferably thickened, so as to give it a bearing on theroller 1) and collar on, the frictional bearing thus given beingsufficient to hold the brace 70 and arm g in the said folded position.It will thus be seen that when the support is not in use it is adaptedto be folded up very compactly and to occupy very little space.

I claim 7 1. A harness-support comprising a central rod, arms pivoted tothe lower end of said rod, and braces pivotally connected to said armsand passing through guides or supports on the said central rod, saidbraces having the widened or shouldered heads of the braces beingadapted to rest on said ears and thus I 5 support the arms in asubstantially horizontal position, said braces being adapted to slideupwardly and thus fold up said arms, as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed my 20 name to this specification, inthe presence of two subscribing witnesses, this 29th day of January, A.D. 1891.

N. B. JOHNSON.

Witnesses:

O. F. BROWN, A. D. HARRISON.

